The director of 'Drive' says he wants to make this superhero movie

With Nicolas Winding Refn releasing his first-ever female-driven
movie “The Neon Demon” this weekend, the director is tapping into
a different side of his unique storytelling.

But this isn’t the first time the Danish filmmaker has wanted to
make a movie with a strong female lead. After the release of his
popular 2011 thriller “Drive,” Refn said he really wanted to make
a Wonder Woman movie.

That’s not going to happen quite yet. When Gal Gadot stars as the
superhero in her standalone movie, out in the summer of
2017, Patty Jenkins (“Monster”) will have the reins.

But Refn still wants to make a superhero movie.

"God, I would love to make one, it would probably be great fun,”
Refn told Business Insider this week. “I just don't know when
it's going to happen. I very much enjoy my freedom creatively,
but I also would love to make one of those big Hollywood films
that costs a lot of money and has a lot of people running around
with cell phones and all that insanity.”

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So with Wonder Woman already taken, what superhero movie would he
want to make?

"What ones are left?” Refn pondered for a second. “You know the
one I want to do? I want to make Batgirl. Let’s get Warner
working on it.”

Refn has certainly shown that he can make a movie with an
interesting female protagonist. “The Neon Demon” stars Elle
Fanning as a young girl who enters the fashion world of Los
Angeles and is succumbed to its power.

Packed as "The Neon Demon" is with beautiful visuals, dark humor,
and gore, it’s hard to say if Warner Bros. would want to sign on
Refn to a project of that magnitude (and likely PG-13 content).
But if they did, they would certainly bring an original flavor to
the superhero genre.